With brilliant creativity, wry wit, and emotional twists and turns, the British Arrows Awards is a perennially entertaining Walker holiday tradition. Celebrating the latest creative trends in moving image advertising, this year’s program finds Daniel Craig sashaying through a swanky Parisian hotel, Miley Cyrus crowd-surfing at a Gucci party, and Matthew Macfadyen (Succession) and John Boyega (Star Wars) doing awkward improv. Run time: 74 minutes
OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION – SOLD OUT
Friday, December 1, 5:30–7 pm
Raise a glass to the British Arrows Awards! Opening night screening tickets include a festive pre-show drink. Board chair Simon Cooper (Academy Films) will introduce the screening.
Content note: The program includes mature content, including a national public health campaign on suicide prevention that closes the program. Learn more about the making of this ad and the charity organization leading the campaign.
British Arrows bars will open for beverage service one hour prior to the 7 and 8 pm shows, Thursday through Saturday.
Tickets
Tickets are now available for in person screenings. Free gallery admission is included with each ticket.
Group discount (in-person screenings only): For 10 or more, tickets are $15 per person. Order online or call the box office at 612-375-7600. (Group discount automatically applied at checkout.)
Get Free Tickets
Join as a new member and get up to two free British Arrows tickets. Membership starts at just $5/month and includes free gallery admission, discounts on shopping and dining, and exclusive events all year. Simply add a membership to your online cart or call 612–375–7655 to join.
Stream Online
Prefer to watch from home? Household tickets for the online British Arrows Awards program go on sale on Wednesday, December 6 at 11 am. Limited to North America.
Private Rentals and Events
Spice up your holiday party with a private reception and screening! Contact events@walkerart.org to schedule.
Sensory and Accessibility Notes
Open-captioned screenings:
Saturday, December 9, 7 pm
Sunday, December 17, 1 pm
Thursday, December 21, 7 pm
Wednesday, December 27, 2 pm
Friday, December 29, 4 pm
ASL-interpreted and audio-described screenings:
Thursday, December 14, 8 pm
Saturday, December 16, 2 pm
Mask-required screenings:
Sunday, December 10, 1 pm
Sunday, December 17, 5 pm
The online program will have closed captions and audio description available.
Some ads have unexpected sounds or changes in pitch and tone, loud music, or flickering visual effects that may affect photosensitive viewers.
For information about accessibility or to request additional accommodations for this program, call 612-375-7564, or email access@walkerart.org.
For more information about accessibility at the Walker, visit our Access page.
About the British Arrows Awards
The British Arrows is a nonprofit organization started by the creative industry for the creative industry, and every year it celebrates the best in moving-image advertising in one of the oldest awards shows in the United Kingdom. The Walker Art Center’s involvement with the British Arrows started in 1986. After a screening of the British Arrows award-winning ad reels at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Walker’s curator at the time wanted to bring the show to Minneapolis. The involvement between the two organizations became a long-standing collaboration, which continues to run proudly today.
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